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Big Brother. Those who consider a 15.6 incher too small, turn to the obviously larger 17 inchers. The R780 faces our tests with the same configuration as its smaller sister, R580. The Core i5-520M and GeForce GT330M were already able to prove themselves as strong companions. Can the big brother redeem the weaknesses of the 15 incher and repeat its advantages? We’ll show it in this comprehensive review.

Until now, the vast majority of solid state drives on the market have been produced by companies not all that well known for being in the storage business – Intel, OCZ, Corsair, Kingston, Crucial (with Samsung being a notable exception) – the big hard drive makers have been substantially absent. Western Digital is looking to change all that.